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WIRED By Artist Jean Fogel Zee In Santa Fe Oct. 5

WIRED by Jean Fogel Zee opens 5-7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 5 in the sala of El Zaguán at 545 Canyon Road, Suite 2 in Santa Fe. Courtesy photo
 
Artist Jean Fogel Zee

HSFF News:

Historic Santa Fe Foundation (HSFF) will host WIRED by Jean Fogel Zee during the month of October in the sala of El Zaguán at 545 Canyon Road, Suite 2 in Santa Fe.

The exhibition opens 5-7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 5 and continues through Oct. 26.

As a recognized professional modern dancer, Zee exhibits a complex understanding of the physical world and a strong sense of spatial acumen. For 12 years, she designed stage sets for her large-scale

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Balderas Wins Historic Public Lands Victory On Behalf Of New Mexicans, Granting Access To 50,000+ Acres

Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
From the Office of Attorney General Hector Balderas News:
 
ALBUQEURQUE Attorney General Hector Balderas has announced a major court victory on behalf of millions of New Mexicans, granting them access to thousands of acres of public lands in Northern New Mexico, near White Peak, much of which had previously been blocked off by a landowner.
 
“Access to and use of our state’s public lands is a crucial part of the cultural heritage of New Mexicans,” Balderas said. “New Mexicans have hunted, fished, camped and spent time on our public lands near
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‘Voices Of MainStreet’ To Show In September

New Mexico Coalition of MainStreet Communities. Courtesy photo
 
MainStreet News:
 
The New Mexico Coalition of MainStreet Communities presents “Voices of MainStreet” a collection of four short videos featuring New Mexico MainStreet’s local stories.
 
These stories highlight MainStreet entrepreneurs, building owners and community members working to restore our buildings, rebuild our great streets, and create economic opportunities in our downtowns. In traditional and historic downtowns, local MainStreet leaders, using the state’s public investment, are making
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State Police Investigate Homicide At San Rafael Church

NMSP News:

GRANTS – The New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was contacted around 7 a.m., Sept. 1, to investigate a homicide at the San Rafael Church.

Investigators learned that around 6:30 a.m., the Grants Police Department was alerted to a person laying in the parking lot of the church. Officers arrived to find Paul Valdez, 30, of San Rafael deceased. New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau agents as well as New Mexico State Police Crime Scene Team were called.

Valdez’s death is being treated as a homicide. The investigation is very preliminary with no details currently available. Read More

Museum’s Unique Fossil Collection & Paleoart Exhibit Open For Paleontologists Convention In Albuquerque

Left, Forelimb of an early Paleocene mammal, Pantolambda, from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico. Middle: Bisti Beast (Bistahieversor sealeyi) Skull. Right: Miocene Gomphotherium skull being prepared. Courtesy/NM Museum of Natural History & Science

MUSEUM News:

Fossils are the focus this Fall when the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science displays rarely seen specimens from its permanent collection in a new exhibition, Back to Bones: New Mexico’s Links to the Past. In September, the museum opens a Paleoart show entitled Picturing the Past, and Read More

Conservation Voters NM Announce Support For Slate Of Pro-Conservation Candidates For General Election

CVNM News:
 
SANTA FE Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM), via its coordinated political action committee CVNM Action Fund, continues its efforts to build a strong political voice for our environment by endorsing candidates who will work for a healthy future for New Mexico’s air, land, water and communities.
 
Friday, CVNM announced endorsement of candidates for Governor, Secretary of State, House of Representatives and Public Regulation Commission for the Nov. 6 general election.
 
“The 2018 general election is an opportunity for New Mexicans to choose the next generation
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Pearce Calls On District Attorney For Taos County To Resign For Failure To Protect Children And Community

U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce
 
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — Steve Pearce, candidate for Governor, Thursday called for the District Attorney for Taos County to resign for failing to do his job:
 
“If we are going to fix New Mexico’s crime problem, public officials must do their jobs. The Taos District Attorney failed to do so, leading to the Taos suspects’ release. Today, I am calling on him to resign immediately. There must be accountability when officials fail the public. The state and the nation are outraged by this incompetence.”
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Native American Indian Country May Make History With 2018 Farm Bill

Former San Ildefonso Pueblo Gov. James Mountain discusses the Native American Indian Farm Bill during an interview Wednesday afternoon at the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 

Former San Ildefonso Gov. James Mountain discussed the 2018 Farm Bill during a meeting Wednesday at the Los Alamos Daily Post.

The bill will give the USDA and tribes the tools to improve access to nutritious food, productive agriculture, healthy forests and robust rural economic development in Native communities Read More

Manner And Method And Revocation Rule Changes Topic For Public Meetings

NMG&F News:
 
SANTA FE The Department of Game and Fish is seeking public comments on proposed revisions to the Manner and Method rule and the Hunting and Fishing License Revocation rule.
 
Proposed changes to the Manner and Method rule include possession or sale of protected species, importation or possession of un-permitted wildlife, shooting from the road, use of aircraft, driving off established road, mobility impaired cards, proof of sex or bag limit, tagging, use of bait, use of dogs for tracking wounded game, weapon types for hunting and use of cellular, cell or satellite
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Luján Leads Efforts To Support Southwest Chief Line

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) sent bipartisan letters to Amtrak Headquarters and the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) expressing support for the Amtrak Southwest Chief Line.
 
The letter to THUD requests the inclusion of the bipartisan Senate amendment that provides $50 million for maintenance and safety improvements along the Southwest Chief route in the final THUD Appropriations bill.
 
In the letter to Amtrak, the Members ask for
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